Automatic flange-lubricator.



T. F. BELLHOUSE. AUTOMATIC FLANGE LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. I909.

Patented June 22, 1915.

THOMAS F. IBELIIHOUSE, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMATIC FLANGE-LUBRICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed June 14, 1909. Serial No. 501,912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs F. BELL- HOUSE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomatic Flange-Lubricators; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thecharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisapplication.

This invention relates to improvements in lubricators and particularlyto lubricators for the flanges of car wheels, especially, the

drive wheels of locomotives, the aim being.

to so lubricate the flange as to prevent wear from friction particularlyin rounding curves, the object of the present invention being to producea means for automatically feeding the lubricant to a discharge member ina rapid and effective manner when desired and at the same time have thesaid discharge member discharge or swab the said lubricant directly uponthe flange of the wheel in such a manner as to prevent the same fromflowing or slopping onto the tread of the wheel which, of course, wouldlessen its tractive powers and thus be a detriment rather than a help.

A. further object of the invention is to produce a simple andinexpensive mechanism for the purpose and yet one which will be highlyeffective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of a casing having an oil porttherethrough, a screw governor for governing the amount of oil to beadmitted through said port, a steam actuated piston movable transverselythrough said oil port, and normally forming a closure therefor, saidpiston having a groove port to communicate with said oil port when fluidpressure is applied to said piston, an oil outlet mechanism connectedwith said oil port and a loose member movable within said oil outletmechanism and impinging upon the flange of the wheel. I also employ suchother and further structure and relative arrangement of parts as morefully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure l is an outline of a drive wheel of a locomotive showing myautomatic oiler attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of anautomatic lubricator feeder. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of saidautomatic lubricator feeder. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a dischargingmember. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the complete mechanism. Fig. 6 is asectional view of a discharge swab. Fig. 7 is a similar view of amodified form of a discharge swab.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings 1 designates thedrive wheel of a locomotive having a flange 2.a

Bracketed or otherwise suitably secured to the frame of the locomotiveis a casing 3 having an oil port 4 therein to which is connected an oilsupply pipe 5, the amount of the flow of oil through said port 4 beingcontrolled by means of a small bolt or screw 6 operating through saidport 4 and having an operating wing 7 having a control guide 8 operatingover indicator notches 9 on the casing 3 such control being determinedby the position the end of the member 6 maintains in the port 4.Disposed transversely across the port 4 is movable a piston 10 providedwith a piston valve 11 projecting into the recess 10 and forming anormal closure for the said port 4 and held in such normal position by aspring 11, said piston 10 being adapted to be operated by fluid pressureadmitted through a pipe 12, to bring a groove 13 to register with saidport 4 (see dotted lines Fig. 2) when it is desired to lubricate theflange thus admitting the desired quantity of oil as described, to passinto an elbow 14 and thence to an inclined tubular member 15 from whichit passes to the flange 2 by means of a loose member 16 movable withinthe member 15. This loose member may be of various structures, viz asolid bar as shown in Fig. 4, the oil simply flowing down the sides tothe flange. Fig. 6

shows a hollow member 17 having a plurality of holes 18 permitting theoil to flow within the same and thence to the flange. Fig. 7 shows aplain hollow member 19 with a closure 20 at one end, the oil flowingdown the sides of the member 19 to the flange and at its end can be afiber brush 21 to swab the its modified form'smovablewithin'tlremem 7position automatically;

oil onto the flange. Anyone of the threev structures set forth can beused. 7 The purpose of having the member 16 or ber 15 is to prevent Wearand to permit the same to always maintain a close and'diree't contactWiththe flange and adjust itself to V The members Hand 15 can, ifdesired, be cast of brass and thus being heat conductors, thelubricant'wil'l' be kept in condition .as will permit git to flowfreely. I also provide a drain pipe 22 from the recess 10st the frontofthe piston'llto drain the hot 'Water therefrom 'Whi'Cll can bedischarged on the members 14' and 15 to keep them Warm.

V dodnot form a departure from'the spirit of the'invention. r v a vHaving thus described my invention, What Gopie'siot this' patent may beo'bcained for five cents each, by 'addressi'ngthe I claim as new anduseful and desire to sea cure by Letters Patent is 1. In a lubricator,the combination with outlet, a spring-actuated valve member controlllngthe flow between the inlet and outlet, and means for delivering the oilfrom said outlet to the part to be lubricated, said last-named meansineluding an elbow into which the oil is delivered, a tubular membercarried by the elbow and a loose member carried by said tubular memberand resting on the part to be lubricated.-

2. In a lubricator, the combination with a flanged wheel, of a tubularpart, a loose member carried by said part resting on the part of thewheel to be lubricated, an elbow in which the tubular part is containedand fluid pressure controlled mechanism for admitting oil into saidelbow and thence into the said tubular part to said loose member. Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature in 'presen'ee of two witnesses.

THOMAS F. BELLHOUSE.

Witnesses: JOHN C. MARoH, E. GRANT CovnLL.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

